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Publisher Tinkers With Twain

Publisher Tinkers With Twain

A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something. Throughout the book — 219 times in all — the word “nigger” is replaced by “slave,” a substitution that was made by NewSouth Books, a publisher based in Alabama, which plans to release the edition in February.

 

Dr. Laura Schlessinger to End Radio Show

Dr. Laura Schlessinger to End Radio Show

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, the conservative talk radio commentator under fire for repeatedly using a racial epithet, announced on Tuesday that she was ending her long-running radio show.

Senh: I get what she's saying, but she's gotta remember that she's white. No matter how normal it may seem that blacks use that word with each other, it's still not ok for her to use it.

 

Hawaii Lawmaker Seeks To Ban 'N-Word' In Wake Of Dr. Laura Rant

A Hawaii state lawmaker intends to introduce a symbolic resolution banning the N-word after he heard talk radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger say it on air.

Democratic Rep. John Mizuno said Friday the resolution wouldn't have the effect of law, but he hopes it would send a message that the word is hateful and offensive.
Mizuno said he felt compelled to create the resolution after he heard Schlessinger say it was OK to use the N-word, which Mizuno argues shouldn't be listed in the dictionary or acknowledged in society.

 

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